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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 1517 p4p, 159 weight class) and Lamar Allen (ranked 3229 p4p, 276 weight class). Carter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jazz Cartier - Dead or Alive. Lamar Allen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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157 lbs
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152 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Allen misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter walks into a left hand.
Allen lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Allen misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Allen defends well and Carter ends up having to push Allen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamar Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter lands with a straight right. Allen didn't see that one coming.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Allen lunges at Carter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carter's hand.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Allen tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carter cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter jabs at Allen's body.
Allen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Allen misses with a body punch
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Allen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen avoids the body shot from Carter.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter walks into a jab.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
Allen tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Allen! But no joy.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses the body punch
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter avoids the body shot from Allen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Lamar Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
And Allen tries to counter it with a takedown but Carter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen lands with an overhand left.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter misses with a low kick as Allen jumps back.
A big right from Allen misses.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Allen! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Carter.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Allen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Allen misses.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Allen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Allen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Allen tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allen moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
As Carter backs off Allen throws a huge counter combo but Carter manages to avoid it all.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Allen lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter working aggressively here.
Allen wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Allen looks to move away, Carter throws a big counter combo but Allen just gets out of the way.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Allen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter dives in for a single leg takedown but Allen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Allen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Allen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Allen wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carter.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Allen throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
Carter thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Allen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter lands a jab to Allen's midsection.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Allen.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Carter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen misses the jab.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter misses the jab.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Allen with an uppercut!
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Allen moves out of range as Carter strikes.
It seemed like Allen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Allen.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Allen should have avoided that one.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
Allen lands with an overhand left.
Allen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen slips a jab from Carter.
Carter throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Carter jabs Allen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Allen did well to prevent Carter getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allen wants to control but Carter passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Allen is looking to reverse the position.
Carter is putting a hurting on Allen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Allen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Allen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Allen is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Allen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lamar Allen.
I've got Allen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Allen!
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energy
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hype
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